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Saturday, February 5, 2011

HISTORY (PASS) [CODE -51]]------------------------------------------I. Feature of the Indus Valley Civilization –decline of the Indus Valley Civilization –the Vedic Civilization – Sodas’a mahajanapadas – Buddhism and Jainism - Therise and fall of the Maurya Empire : Asoka’s Dhamma – Imperial Guptas – Palasand Senas of Bengal.II. The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate - The Slave dynasty – the Khilji andTughluq Rulers – The administrative structure under the Sultanate – TheVijayanagar Empire.III. Disintegration of the Sultanate – Babar – the importance of his invasion of India –Mughal – Afghan contest and Sher Shah Suri – Consolidation of the Mughalempire under Akbar – Territorial expansion under Akbar.IV. An overview of the reigns of Jahangir and Shahjahan – Aurangzeb’s expansionistpolicies – conflict with the Marathas – Shivaji – Aurangzeb and the disintegrationof the Mughal empire.V. Battles of Palasi and Buxer and the establishment of the Company’s rule inBengal – The Transfer of Diwani and its impact in Bengal – British expansion:Mysore and Maharastra – subsidiary alliance – the doctrine of lapse –annexationof the Punjab.VI. Early resistance to the British rule-Wahabi and Farazi movements – SantalRebellion – The Revolt of 1857; Western Education and social reform-RammohanRay, Young Bengal & Vidyasagar: Early stages of Indian nationalism – pre-Congress associations – foundation of the Congress – the nature of the earlyCongress.VII. The rise of Extremism in Indian Politics – Anti partition and Swadeshi movement:Gandhi and Indian nationalism – Non- co – operation, Civil Disobedience, QuitIndia Movement: Muslim League and the demand for Pakistan – Partition andIndependence.VIII. The French Revolution of 1789 – the Reign of Terror: Robespierre – the rise ofNapoleon Bonaparte – Napoleon’s internal reconstruction – Napoleon and Europe :Expansion and collapse of the Napoleonic empire.IX. The Vienna Congress (1815) – The Metternich System – The Revolutions of 1830-1848: the unification of Germany and Italy.X. Colonialism and the Scramble for Africa – Germany’s Welt Politik – Triple allianceand Triple Entente – the origins of the First World War – Peace settlement of1919.